Duel Movie Review 1971

Spielberg's first notable film, a truly scary made-for-TV exercise in paranoia. A docile traveling salesman is repeatedly attacked and threatened by a huge, malevolent tractor-trailer on an open desert highway. Released theatrically in Europe.

Distribution

Universal Studios Home Video, 100 Universal City Plz., Universal City, CA 91608-9955, Phone: (818)777-1000, Fax: (818)866-1483, URL: http://www.universalstudios.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 90 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Mystery & Suspense, Motor Vehicle Dept., Killer Cars, Big Rigs, Books to Film: Richard Matheson

Screenplay

Richard Matheson

Cast

Dennis Weaver, Lucille Benson, Eddie Firestone, Cary Loftin, Jacqueline Scott, Lou Frizzell, Gene Dynarski

Cinematography

Jack Marta

Director

Steven Spielberg

Music

Billy Goldenberg

Producer

Mark Huffam